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1 His/her bark is worse than his/her bite.
expr.Bellende Hunde beißen nicht. ausdr.English-german dictionary > His/her bark is worse than his/her bite.
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I 1. noun(of tree) Rinde, die2. transitive verb(graze) aufschürfenII 1. noun2. intransitive verbhis bark is worse than his bite — (fig.) ≈ Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht
1) (lit. or fig.) bellenbe barking up the wrong tree — auf dem Holzweg sein
2) (bellow) brüllen3. transitive verb1) bellen2) (bellow)bark [out] orders to somebody — jemandem Befehle zubrüllen
* * *I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) das Bellen2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) bellen2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) schnauzenII 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) die Rinde2. verb* * *bark1[bɑ:k, AM bɑ:rk]bark2[bɑ:k, AM bɑ:rk]to give a \bark bellen▶ sb's \bark is worse than his/her bite Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht▶ to \bark at one's shoes AM (sl) kotzen sl* * *I [bAːk]1. n(of tree) Rinde f, Borke f2. vt(= rub off) skin aufschürfen; (= knock against) anstoßen, anschlagenIIto bark one's shin against the table — sich (dat) das Schienbein am Tisch anschlagen
1. n(of dog, seal, gun, cough) Bellen nthis bark is worse than his bite (Prov) — Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht (Prov)
2. vibellento bark at sb — jdn anbellen; (person also) jdn anfahren
IIIto be barking up the wrong tree (fig inf) — auf dem Holzweg sein (inf)
n* * *bark1 [bɑː(r)k]A s1. BOT (Baum)Rinde f, Borke f2. (Gerber)Lohe fB v/t1. Bäumea) abrindenb) ringeln2. mit Rinde bedecken3. TECH lohgerbenbark one’s kneesbark2 [bɑː(r)k]A v/i1. bellen, kläffen (beide auch fig):barking dogs never bite (Sprichwort) Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht;a) auf dem Holzweg sein,3. bellen (Geschütz etc)B v/tC s1. Bellen n, Kläffen n, Gebell n, fig auch Gebelfer n:his bark is worse than his bite fig er bellt nur(, aber er beißt nicht)2. umg Bellen n (Husten)3. Bellen n (von Geschützen etc)bark3 [bɑː(r)k] s SCHIFF besonders US1. Barke f2. poet Schiff n3. Bark(schiff) f(n) (ein dreimastiges Segelschiff)* * *I 1. noun(of tree) Rinde, die2. transitive verb(graze) aufschürfenII 1. noun(of dog; also fig.) Bellen, das2. intransitive verbhis bark is worse than his bite — (fig.) ≈ Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht
1) (lit. or fig.) bellen2) (bellow) brüllen3. transitive verb1) bellen2) (bellow)bark [out] orders to somebody — jemandem Befehle zubrüllen
* * *(trees) n.Rinde -n f. n.Baumrinde f.Bellen -reien n.Borke -n f. v.bellen v.
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